Annotation:Roderick MacDonald's Strathspey

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X:1 % T:Roderick Macdonald's Strathspey M:C L:1/8 R:Strathspey B:Logan's Collection of Highland Bagpipe Music (1899, No. 5) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Amix (3AAA c<e e>d cA|(3BGB g>e dg BG|(3AAA cA (3ceA cA|g>e (3fed c<e e<a| (3AAA c<e e>d cA|(3BGB g>e dg BG|(3ABc (3Bcd (3edc BG|g>e (3fed c<e e|| f/g/|a2 (3efg a>e cA|dg Bg dg BG|a2 (3efg a>e cA|ge (3fed c<e ef/g/| (3agf (3efg (3aed cA|(3BGB g>e dg BG|(3Bcd (3Bcd (3edc (3Bcd|g>e (3fed c<e e<a||

RODERICK MACDONALD. Scottish (originally), Canadian; Strathspey (whole time). Canada, Cape Breton. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA’B. A traditional pipe tune.

Additional notes

Source for notated version: -

Printed sources : - Cranford (Jerry Holland’s Collection), 1995; No. 21, p. 7.

Recorded sources: - A & M Records 79602 2000-2, Ashley MacIsaac - “Close to the Floor” (1992). Rounder Records 7005, Carl MacKenzie - “Welcome to Your Feet Again” (1976).

See also listing at:
Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recordings Index [1]